The Rosary: The

Sorrowful Mysteries

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Opening Prayers

In the Name of the Father,

And of the Son,

And of the Holy Spirit,

Amen

• Make the Sign of the Cross

Opening Prayers

I believe in God

The Father the Almighty,

Creator of Heaven and Earth,

And in Jesus Christ

His only Son, Our Lord,

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

Born of the Virgin Mary

Suffered under Pontius Pilate,

Was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell,

Opening Prayers The third day

He rose again from the dead,

He ascended into heaven,

And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty,

From thence He shall come to judge,

The living and the dead,

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

The Holy Catholic Church,

The Communion of Saints,

The forgiveness of sins,

The resurrection of the body,

And life everlasting,

Amen

Opening Prayers – Our Father

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

Opening Prayers – 3 Hail Marys

• Repeat x 3

Opening Prayers – Gloria

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

“…My soul is sorrowful, even unto

death. Remain here and keep

watch with me..”

“… “Father, if it is possible, let this

cup pass without me drinking

it”…”,

“… “yet not as I will but a You

Will”…”

Matthew 26: 38 - 39

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners now

And at the hour of our death

Amen

• Repeat x 10

• Meditate on the mystery as you say

the Hail Marys

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

O my Jesus,

Forgive us our sins,

Save us from the fires of hell,

And lead all souls to Heaven,

Especially those in most need of thy

mercy,

Amen

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

My God ,

I believe in, I adore, I hope for,

And I love You

Beg pardon for those

Who do not believe in

Do not adore

Do not hope for

And do not love You

The First Sorrowful Mystery : The Agony in the

Garden

Most Holy Trinity ,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I adore you profoundly

And I offer you the Precious Body

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ

Present in all the tabernacles of the world

In reparation for the outrages

Sacrileges and indifferences

By which You are offended

And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

And the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I beg conversion of poor sinners.

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

“…they bound Him and led Him away and handed him

over to Pilate the Governor…”

“… “His blood be upon us and our children” …”

“…Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged …”

“…He was wounded for our iniquities, He was bruised

for our sins…and by his stripes we are healed…”

Matthew 27: 2, 25 John

19: 1, Isaiah 53:5

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners now

And at the hour of our death

Amen

• Repeat x 10

• Meditate on the mystery as you say

the Hail Marys

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

O my Jesus,

Forgive us our sins,

Save us from the fires of hell,

And lead all souls to Heaven,

Especially those in most need of thy

mercy,

Amen

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

My God ,

I believe in, I adore, I hope for,

And I love You

Beg pardon for those

Who do not believe in

Do not adore

Do not hope for

And do not love You

The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The

Scourging at the Pillar

Most Holy Trinity ,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I adore you profoundly

And I offer you the Precious Body

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ

Present in all the tabernacles of the world

In reparation for the outrages

Sacrileges and indifferences

By which You are offended

And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

And the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I beg conversion of poor sinners.

“…and the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns

and placed it on his head, and clothed him in a

purple cloak…”

“…and they came to him saying “ Hail King of the

Jews”, and struck him repeatedly …”

John 19: 2 - 3

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners now

And at the hour of our death

Amen

• Repeat x 10

• Meditate on the mystery as you say

the Hail Marys

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns

O my Jesus,

Forgive us our sins,

Save us from the fires of hell,

And lead all souls to Heaven,

Especially those in most need of thy

mercy,

Amen

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns My God ,

I believe in, I adore, I hope for,

And I love You

Beg pardon for those

Who do not believe in

Do not adore

Do not hope for

And do not love You

The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crowning with Thorns Most Holy Trinity ,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I adore you profoundly

And I offer you the Precious Body

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ

Present in all the tabernacles of the world

In reparation for the outrages

Sacrileges and indifferences

By which You are offended

And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

And the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I beg conversion of poor sinners.

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross

“…and he went out bearing His own cross…”

“…and there followed Him a great multitude of

the people and of women who bewailed and

lamented Him. “Daughters of Jerusalem, weep

not for Me but for yourselves and for your

children”…”

… “one who does not take up his cross and

follow Me is not worthy of Me”…”

John 19:17, Luke 23: 27 –

28, Matthew 10:35

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners now

And at the hour of our death

Amen

• Repeat x 10

• Meditate on the mystery as you say

the Hail Marys

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross

O my Jesus,

Forgive us our sins,

Save us from the fires of hell,

And lead all souls to Heaven,

Especially those in most need of thy

mercy,

Amen

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross My God ,

I believe in, I adore, I hope for,

And I love You

Beg pardon for those

Who do not believe in

Do not adore

Do not hope for

And do not love You

The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Carrying of the Cross Most Holy Trinity ,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I adore you profoundly

And I offer you the Precious Body

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ

Present in all the tabernacles of the world

In reparation for the outrages

Sacrileges and indifferences

By which You are offended

And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

And the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I beg conversion of poor sinners.

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

“…Father forgive them, for they know not

what they do…”

“…Amen I say to you, today you shall be with Me in paradise…”

“…Woman behold your son... behold your

mother…”

“… I thirst…”

“…Father, into your hands I commend My

spirit…”

Luke 23: 34, 42 – 43, John 19:

26 – 27, 28, Luke 23: 46

Our Father, who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day,

Our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,

Amen

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,

Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Pray for us sinners now

And at the hour of our death

Amen

• Repeat x 10

• Meditate on the mystery as you say

the Hail Marys

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Glory be to the Father,

And to the Son,

And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning,

Is now and ever shall be,

World without end,

Amen

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

O my Jesus,

Forgive us our sins,

Save us from the fires of hell,

And lead all souls to Heaven,

Especially those in most need of thy

mercy,

Amen

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

My God ,

I believe in, I adore, I hope for,

And I love You

Beg pardon for those

Who do not believe in

Do not adore

Do not hope for

And do not love You

The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The

Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Most Holy Trinity ,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit

I adore you profoundly

And I offer you the Precious Body

Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ

Present in all the tabernacles of the world

In reparation for the outrages

Sacrileges and indifferences

By which You are offended

And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart

And the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I beg conversion of poor sinners.

Closing Prayers

Hail Holy Queen,

Mother of Mercy,

Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope,

To thee do we cry,

Poor banished children of Eve,

To thee do we send up our sighs,

Mourning and weeping in this vale of tears,

Turn then most gracious advocate,

Thine eyes of mercy towards us,

And after this our exile,

Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, JESUS

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,

That we may be made worthy of the promises of CHRIST

Closing Prayers

Let us pray..

O God,

Whose only begotten Son

By His Life, Death and Resurrection,

Has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,

Grant, we beseech Thee,

That meditating on the mysteries,

Of the most holy Rosary,

Of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

May we both imitate what they contain,

And obtain what they promise,

Through the same Christ Our Lord,

Amen

Closing Prayers

And may the Divine Assistance

Remain always with us,

And may the souls of the

faithful departed,

Through the mercy of God,

Rest in Peace,

Amen

Closing Prayers

In the Name of the Father,

And of the Son,

And of the Holy Spirit,

Amen